"And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to you trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own. No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." (Luke 16:9-13)
This serves to remind me how we should view our money and wealth. It really is just mere pennies compared to the kingdom of God. There really is nothing new under the sun; men are just as greedy today as they were in the time of Sodom and Gomorrah, since the times of Assyria, Babylon, Greece, Rome, the Ottoman Empire, you name it, we are all products of our own selfish hearts. God bless His grace and mercy for not destroying us utterly.
When you read the news today, you here the words 'faith', 'trust', 'hope', 'security', and 'safety' all over the place. In articles about the glory of God and His kingdom? Nope...the economy. The many years I spent listening to my God-fearing, apocalyptic-talking grandmother talk about the end of times really is coming true....the economy is all people care about. I too start to worry about it, and then wonder why....if I am truly in Christ, there is nothing this world can take away from me. As I listen to the news it becomes more and more disgusting, the UN is even saying they will stop helping third world countries because it is too expensive. I've lived so much of my life thinking that things will just be taken care of because of the righteous....but they certainly aren't in the higher ranks of government, that's for sure! If I am not going to third world countries (hey, I haven't said I won't , I'm just not there yet), the least I can do is offer my prayers and resources. There is only one thing that can change the world, and it certainly isn't Obama and all the 'hope' he spews left and right....it is the love of Jesus Christ that every poor person has access to, and no man of wealth can take away. Let us be faithful in our Father, for He is worthy of praise!
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